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Yojimbo
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In director Akira Kurosawa's comedic YOJIMBO, a masterless samurai, Sanjuro (Toshirt Mifune), wanders into a town divided by two...
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In director Akira Kurosawa's comedic YOJIMBO, a masterless samurai, Sanjuro (Toshirt Mifune), wanders into a town divided by two warring clans. After displaying his formidable swordsmanship before both clans in a brawl with street thugs, Sanjuro offers his services to the highest bidder. When one clan conspires against him, the clever warrior switches his allegiance to the other side, with the ultimate goal of tricking the two equally despicable and foolish clans into exterminating each other. Sanjuro's authority is challenged, however, when Unosuke (Tatsuya Nakadai), a brother of one of the leaders, comes to town wielding a modern contraption: a gun. In the classic final showdown, the old world samurai is pitted against new world progress, and must use both his wits and physical prowess to survive. <br> <br> Perhaps Kurosawa's most overtly comic film, YOJIMBO easily ranks with the director's finest work. In this reconception of the Western, Mifune plays Sanjuro, the tough mercenary of few words, to pe...
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| Stars | Toshirt Mifune |
| Actors | Isuzu Yamada, Seizaburt Kawazu, Takashi Shimura, Tatsuya Nakadai |
| Available Formats | DVD, DVD: Criterion Collection, VHS |
| Directors | Akira Kurosawa |
| UPC | 037429074336, 037429141328, 715515020824 |
| Genre | Foreign Films |
| Subgenre | Japanese • Theatrical Release |
| MPAA Rating | Not Rated |
| Release Date | 1961 |
| Running Time | 1hr 50min |
| Languages | |
| Original Language | Japanese |
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| Professional Reviews | (01/01/2001, p.107, Ceri Thomas): "...Probably the most influential action movie made....[The film] cemented Akira Kurosawa's rep as one of cinema's all-time greats..." |
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"When you're angry you look even nicer."--Sanjuro (Toshirt Mifune) to a street thug "You just try and kill me!"--A street thug to Sanjuro "It'll hurt a little."--Sanjuro |
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YOJIMBO : The original, the remakes and bonus essay (T & A write-off entry)
Pros: Poetic cinematography, beautiful pacing, Mifune, Mifune Mifune Cons: For me? None. Bottom Line: A Fistful of Ryô. Kurasawa Akiro's YOJIMBO.
Pros: A simple but layered story, great action, wonderful hero, nearly perfect. Cons: Are you kidding me? Bottom Line: A timeless classic, this western set in Japan spawned many westerns made in Italy. Kurasawa is a genius; so is Mifune. Together they make magic. Playing Both Sides Against The Mifune: Kurosawa's Yojimbo
Pros: Mifune, and a joyous story to watch unfold Cons: Some over-acting by the secondary players Bottom Line: An eye for an eye makes the whole world dead (anti-war Write-Off)
Pros: Superb direction and performances Cons: Japanese names and subtitles make it difficult to keep track of characters Bottom Line: ICONIC and Unforgettable--'Nuff Said!
Pros: Excellently Directed and Acted, Groundbreaking for its Time. Cons: I haven't figured it out yet. Bottom Line: TATEYAKU MIFUNE-Kurosawa's Classic-The Bodyguard
Pros: Mifune, classic Kurosawa, the musical score, the evil wife Cons: I have seen the spin-offs too many times to be fascinated by the plot Bottom Line: The Samurai Papers Part I: Yojimbo
Pros: Beautiful, Exciting, Mifune, Kurosawa, what more could you want? Cons: Not one. Bottom Line: Yojimbo : Yo, Jimbo! -- A amazing classic from Akira Kurasawa and Toshiro Mifune
Pros: great scenes, story Cons: it was the reason they made Last Man Standing...ugh Bottom Line: A Fistful of Ryo
Pros: Clean, well-crafted, well-directed Cons: May seem slow to today's audiences Read More at Epinions.com One of the finest films ever made, period ...
Pros: Kurosawa, Mifune, and that's just for starters ... Cons: None whatsoever ... Read More at Epinions.com |
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